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2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,217 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Integrating hollow-core fibres with photonic integrated circuits

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Yongmin Jung, Professor Austin Taranta and Professor Callum Littlejohns. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Davidson

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Integrating novel ground investigation techniques for efficient wind farm foundation design

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof. Susan Gourvernec and Dr Jamie Crispin. Recent advances in geophysical site surveying and machine learning have enabled the generation of synthetic Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data at arbitrary locations in a potential wind farm. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Gourvernec

1 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Jamie Crispin, Dr Katherine Kwa and Prof. Dave White. New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Crispin

1 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Optoelectronic topological metasurfaces for light control

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Giorgio Adamo, Dr Nikitas Papasimakis and Dr Dong-Yang Wang. Recent developments in quantum materials and topological design principles are transforming the way we control the flow of light and charges. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Adamo

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Miniaturised Mid-Infrared Photonic Systems for Gas Detection and Mapping

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Goran Mashanovich and Dr. Milos Nedeljkovic. This project explores compact mid-infrared (mid-IR) LiDAR systems for gas sensing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Mashanovich

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Development of Specialty Optical Fibres for High-power Eye-safe Fibre Lasers

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Jayanta Sahu and Professor Johan Nilsson. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Sahu

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Community Noise Prediction for eVTOL aircraft during flight phase transition

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergi Palleja Cabre and Dr Chaitanya Paruchuri. This PhD project investigates noise from eVTOL aircraft during transitional flight phases, aiming to improve prediction methods and assess perceived noise using virtual reality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Palleja Cabre

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Driving simulation for assessment and rehabilitation

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Rich McIlroy, Professor Michael Hornberger and Dr Ruth Turk. This PhD explores how driving simulators can be used to assess and train driving skills, and support rehabilitation following injury, illness, or disability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R McIlroy

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Bio-inspired control of non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers for efficient low-noise aerofoils

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Jae-Wook Kim. This project aims to study and identify the beneficial effects of using bio-inspired geometry on aerofoils, enhancing aerodynamic efficiency and reducing the noise generated from non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J.W. Kim

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Energy-efficient multicore fibre amplifiers for future submarine networks

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Yongmin Jung and Dr Sijing Liang. This PhD project develops next-generation multicore fibre amplifiers for sustainable submarine networks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Jung

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Optoelectronic device integration for next-Generation photonic memories and neuromorphic computing

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou and Professor Frederic Gardes. This project focuses on developing nanostructured optoelectronic devices for next-generation photonic memory and neuromorphic computing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nanostructured neural architectures for sustainable neuromorphic computing

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou. Artificial intelligence is transforming society but comes with a growing energy and carbon cost. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou

17 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Gallium Oxide-based RF power devices with thermal management

University of Bristol

School of Physics

Gallium Oxide-based RF power devices with thermal management. Research Project . High power radio frequency (RF) semiconductor technologies are of critical importance to a wide range of applications including defence, aerospace, science, medicine, and industrial heating. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Kuball

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Resilient design of submerged infrastructure under complex hydrodynamic conditions

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Gustavo de Almeida and Dr Sergio Maldonado. This project investigates hydrodynamic interactions between environmental flows, submerged infrastructure, and sediments to enhance the resilience of critical structures such as bridge piers and offshore energy foundations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G A M de Almeida

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Intelligent Nanofabrication for Nanophotonics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Kevin MacDonald, Dr Ben Mills and Prof Nikolay Zheludev. Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a key enabling technology in physical sciences research and industrial micro/nanotech manufacturing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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